Two Questions About Fentanyl.. Help Please?

First my friend chewed on a 25Mg Fentanyl Patch for about 10 minutes and it was on without the gel, how long will it be until it shows up in her systems. Second, How long will it be in her system period?I know how dangerous this is even if its the one without the gel inside, and I've spoken to her multiple times, but I was jus wondering about these questions Thank You

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Many people chew the patches to suck out all the drug at once. The are very, very strong just one patch can potentially cause a fatal overdose.

On the possibilities of overdose, one also could ingest stuff that is not meant to be absorbed and used by the body, the binders and fillers that are used are t meant to be discarded when the useful life of the patch is finished. This destroys the release mechanism of the meds.

Normally the binders and fillers are just expelled as body waste, but by doing this, one forces it into the body where it can cause damage and blockages.

The binders and fillers, when they snorted, slowly blocked the cells in the lungs, so they no longer absorb oxygen, after repeatedly doing this for awhile, the body does not get enough oxygen to survive.

The instructions written on many of these time release drugs clearly mention the warnings, for instance it could state that the excretion could be in the stool, because once the med has been used it is expelled/excreted from the system/body, and on the patches they would mention that there would still seem to be some contents of the gel as left over in the patch, as it is the suspension chemicals that hold the drugs atoms in a particular way so as to get a steady controlled dose.

It is strongly recommended not to chew used or unused Fentanyl patches & seek medical advice/attention, please.

I KNOW its jus as dangerous but she gets the ones without gel inside. it looks like it could be a birth control patch, or one them patches to help you stop smoking. Its jus like a piece of tape, but like I said I know its jus as dangerous. But do you know how long til it'll be detached in her system. && how long it'll stay if she only chewed on if for 10 minutes ???

Chewing on a patch can cause the medication to be absorbed sublingually and in this route the medication begins to get into the system within minutes. It can be detected in urine for 3-7 days depending on the dose, and how fast she metabolizes.

As you are aware, your friend is playing with fire and can OD very easily! Fentanyl is VERY strong and nothing to mess around with. If she continues this behavior she will wind up, at the very least, addicted or she could wind up dead.

Please clarify. U must mean 25 mcg??When fentanyl is chewed as opposed to being injected or absorbed under the skin are two different scenarios. Fentanyl when taken orally has to GI through the liver first and then gets metabolized. It is less serious than taking it IV. Still fentanyl is a very potent opiate and this could potentially be a very dangerous situation. The drug will show up in her urine the same day. I don't know where she got the patch but if u care about this friend I would highly suggest you get her into some type of treatment. She is on a bad path to nowhere and the next place uay see her is in a coffin. So sorry for her but please get her help. Pup

my pain care physician (I can't take the fentanyl) was just telling me how strong and how serious it can be for you to absorb fentanyl any other way than which it is intended! I am not sure about the length of time it stays in but was telling me about an emergency room patient who use a hypodermic to draw out the med intended to time release and the patient did die, I tell this not to give out any ideas it's just to allow others to know just how serious this can be. my thoughts are the only way is to be upfront and I know it's difficult but there are doctors who will help if you give them a chance its every time that a person uses a medication like this in such a way that it causes a good physician to not feel comfort in putting trust in patients. I do hope that things work out for your friend, and I also hope that she will not ever attempt this ever again. Caringsonbj (Billy)

Not to lighten this serious subject, but just an FYI, when fentanyl is taken by mouth it first has to pass thru the liver, called the firt-pass effect, were it then gets broken down quickly. It takes much more by mouth than it would IV to hurt someone. It is STILL a VERY POTENT drug of which should be taken and prescribed very carefully. It CAN kill if used the wron way. Another effect of this drug, a rare side effect is that is causes chest rigidity which makes it ever so hard to breathe until it goes away... be well all... pup

Okay, so fentanyl patches are designed to be absorbed slowly through the skin over 72 hours. When giving meds through the transdermal route (skin) that med is dosed to be administered slowly. Fentanyl patches are designed to release a certain amount of mcg's per hour. The total amount of fentanyl in one 75 mcg/hr patch is approximately 8 mg of fentanyl total. (This information is available on the wrapper of all fentanyl patches). So, hypothetically if a person were to eat or suck on a fentanyl patch they would essentially be ingesting 8 mg of fentanyl. Fentanyl is always dosed in mcg's because if it's strength. 8 mg's consumed at one time could be potentially fatal. Keep in mind that probably not all of the 8 mg's would actually be metabolized by her liver into active drug.

Oral medications have to go through the digestive process and pass by the liver and some of the drug is lost and is passed out of the body in the urine or feces and is essentially useless. However, enough of 8 mg fentanyl taken orally would make it through the process to create an extremely high level of the drug in your friends blood stream. I have heard of this kind of thing before. People who " eat " fentanyl patches to get a better more immediate high. It is an extremely dangerous practice and it has caused several deaths.

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